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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 23;8(2):190-192.
doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.39206. eCollection 2021.

Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Mustafa Dogan  1 , Aynur Eren Topkaya  2 , Seref Alpsoy  3 , Ozcan Gur  4 , Ilknur Erdem  1
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Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Mustafa Dogan et al. North Clin Istanb. .

Abstract

Gemella morbillorum is one of the rare causative microorganisms of endocarditis. We herein report a case of infective endocarditis in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve caused by G. morbillorum. Infective endocarditis diagnosis was established based on the Modified Duke's criteria. The patient was successfully treated with medical-surgical management.

Keywords: Bicuspid aortic valve; Gemella morbillorum; endocarditis.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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FIGURE 1
Transthoracic echocardiography showing the vegetation on the bicuspid aortic valve and the mitral valve.
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